I’ve been feeding for one month now (started Nov 6/2019).
My setup:
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ 1 GB RAM
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Added hardware clock
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3D printed case
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Running raspbian with PiAware add-on
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$10 eBay DVB-T SDR for 433 mhz weather sensors feeding WeeWx (and others)
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FlightAware Pro Stick Plus (Blue), plugged directly into the RPi
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25’ RG58 cable (N to SMA)
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ADSBExchange dual 1090/978 mhz antenna
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Mounting hardware from Lowes
The antenna is mounted almost at the apex of the 2nd story. My range jumped significantly the day I mounted it on the roof. I used advice from this forum on setting gain to dial things in further. I do have the orange FA Pro Stick as I planned to add 978 mhz, but in my testing, it had very little ROI. Although I’m usually at the top for flights/positions in my area, I’m always looking for advice to improve things further.
